Calculating Productivity:

Instructions:

1. Read each case carefully

2. Keep two decimal positions throughout the calculation

3. Write up your answers following each case

Hospital A, B, C, and D all use the same patient classification system. The percent of patents for each classification by hospital is listed in the table as below. Use the information to calculate case mix index for each hospital. Discuss why you need to calculate the case-mix index. In other words, what is the purpose of knowing case-mix index?

	Direct Care Hours	Hospital A	Hospital B	Hospital C	Hospital D
Patient Classification
Low-level care	3	0.5	0.35	0.3	0.2
Medium-level care	6	0.35	0.4	0.3	0.25
High-level care	9	0.1	0.15	0.22	0.3
Extreme care	12	0.05	0.1	0.18	0.25